Complex stochastic models are commonplace in epidemiology, but their utility depends on their calibration to empirical data. History matching is a (pre)calibration method that has been applied successfully to complex deterministic models. In this work, we adapt history matching to stochastic models, by emulating the variance in the model outputs, and therefore accounting for its dependence on t...

In many practical cases, a single legacy reservoir model generated through tedious manual construction/adjusting to match geological, geophysical and production history requires updating because of the availability of new production data. Current approaches such as assisted history matching, model updating using filtering technique and others are often not practical for two reasons: 1) they req...

This article suggests evidence for and reasons why prior acquisition may either facilitate or inhibit acquisition of a new construction. It investigates acquisition of the German passive and future constructions which contain a lexical verb with either the auxiliary sein "to be" or werden "to become", and are related through these to potential supporting constructions. We predicted that a suppo...

Successful implementation of robot-assisted surgery (RAS) requires coherent integration of spatial image data with sensing and actuating devices, each having its own coordinate system. Hence, accurate estimation of the geometric relationships between relevant reference frames, known as registration, is a crucial procedure in all RAS applications. The purpose of this paper is to present a new re...

A novel method for simultaneously acquiring and registering range data of a real object from different viewpoints is presented. Currently, most 3D model reconstruction techniques do not cooperate with the existing range data for shape recovery of future viewpoints. In this work, a stereo vision system is developed for 3D model acquisition. To reduce the computation and increase the accuracy of ...

objective: the aim of the current study was to assess the impact of computer games and computer-assisted type instruction on dictation scores of elementary school children with attention deficit – hyperactivity disorder (adhd). method: in this single-blind clinical trial, 37 elementary school children with adhd, selected by convenience sampling and divided into group i (n=17) and group ii (n=20...